Mid-Island Times (6/14/19)

SERVING PLAINVIEW, HICKSVILLE, AND LEVIT TOWN

Additional parking spaces created in downtown Bethpage

Local officials and members of the Bethpage Chamber of Commerce at the new parking spots.

Town plans “Salute to America”

The Town of Oyster Bay will be holding its annual “Salute to America” on Tuesday, July 9 at John J. Burns Park in Massapequa. The program will include presentations to the winners of the Town of Oyster Bay’s 2019 Veterans Awards.

“We will be honoring all of our men and women in the armed forces, as well as amazing local veterans, who continue to be involved in the community and advocate for those who have served this great Nation,” Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph  Saladino said. “The program, which is slated to begin at 7:30 p.m., will include a ‘Salute to

Divas’ show featuring Massapequa native JayCee Driesen and conclude with spectacular fireworks by Grucci.”

The Salute to America will feature presentations to residents in three categories, including Veteran Volunteer of the Year, Non-Veteran (Friend of Veterans) Volunteer of the Year and a Lifetime Achievement Award. Nominations were made by Town residents for consideration of the awards and will be announced at the show.

“There is no greater recognition than to be acknowledged by one’s peers, and the members of our vet-

eran community truly deserve tremendous credit,” Supervisor Saladino said. “The ‘Salute to America,’ which is free to residents of the Town, has become an annual event and is just a small way in which the Town shows its appreciation for our men and women currently enlisted in the military, many of whom are fighting every day to help protect our country’s freedom, as well as honor veterans for their service to our country. I hope all of our residents, their families and friends join us at this very special show on July 9th.”

BY GARY SIMEONE

Downtown Bethpage just got a little bit more consumer-friendly after the recent addition of nearly two dozen parking spaces. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held this past Monday in a parking lot off of Broadway. Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino attended the ceremony along with Town Councilman Louis Imbroto and Nassau County Legislators Rose Walker and Laura Schaefer.

The new parking spaces were paid for by the Bethpage-based development firm Steel Equities, who helped in the transformation of the former Northrop Grumman site. Steel Equities is owned by brothers Joseph and Glenn Lostrito.

“Years ago, when the Northrop Grumman corporation closed its doors for good, the Bethpage community was financially and emotionally devastated,” said Supervisor Saladino. “Steel Equities helped attract thousands of new jobs back to Bethpage. Together, with the Bethpage Chamber of Commerce, storefronts have reopened and the community is stronger than ever. This additional parking is great news for local business owners and shoppers alike, as it will help keep our downtown vibrant.”

He added that because business was booming in the downtown area, it is sometimes challenging for shoppers to find parking availability in the municipal lots.

“Business is so good that at peak times, people have to circle around a few times in order to find a parking spot to utilize the local stores,” said Saladino. “Thanks to the Lostrito family and Steel Equities, that challenge will now be made somewhat easier.”

Legislator Rose Walker said that additional parking spaces in Bethpage are important to the community because of lack of available parking areas.

“Its very important to have additional downtown business parking in the Bethpage community because sometimes there’s just nowhere to park,” said Walker. “This parking is not for commuters and we will make sure it stays like that.”

Councilman Imbroto said that as a Bethpage resident, he is thankful for the additional parking spaces because he knows how difficult it is to find parking in the area.

“This is a very exciting day for our business community, a very exciting day for our town and all of our residents,” said Imbroto. “I look forward to parking here everyday of the week.”

Lazy Days of Summer Picnic

The Levittown Community Council will be hosting its 22nd annual Lazy Days of Summer Picnic on Saturday, July 13 at the East Village Green Park, Jerusalem Avenue and Meriden Road. Free admission, free activities, free

entertainment from 11 am to 4 pm.

Bring a picnic lunch, blankets, and chairs for a day of free fun and activities. For information, please contact event chair Louise Cassano at 516-735-5901 or email levittowncouncil@yahoo.com

Hicksville HS artists f ill bowls for hunger relief

Members of Hicksville High School’s National Art Honor Society display the bowls they designed to raise funds for hunger relief through the Empty Bowls event.

Members of the Hicksville High School National Art Honor Society have been doing their part to fight hunger. On Feb. 7, the group hosted its annual Empty Bowls fundraiser in the school cafeteria to raise funds for the Hicksville United Methodist Church’s food pantry. Art Honor Society members designed creative and colorful bowls for sale, with all proceeds donated to the cause. For a suggested donation, guests were able

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to take home a bowl of their choice and enjoy some hot soup as a thank you for their support. Guests could also have their bowls filled with candy and giftwrapped in support of the Hicksville High School Music Department.

The Hicksville Middle School and High School jazz bands were on hand to provide entertainment while guests enjoyed soup in their new bowls.

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Lee Road students journey back in time

Professor and author Kathleen Velsor spoke to fourth-graders at Lee Road Elementary School about the Underground Railroad on Long Island.

Lee Road Elementary School fourth-graders from the Levittown Public Schools expanded their knowledge of history with the help of author and professor Kathleen Velsor from SUNY College at Old Westbury on April 30. The two classes gathered in the school’s science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics room to hear Velsor’s presentation about the Underground Railroad on Long Island.

Velsor educated students on Quakers and their involvement in the Underground Railroad. She also showed photographs and maps of historic sites from across Long Island which once housed slaves who had escaped to freedom. The fourth-grad-

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ers excitedly made connections with a handful of the locations that were presented.

Students also learned more about specific individuals on Long Island who played important roles during this time period, including Quakers and abolitionists. At the end of the presentation, the fourth-graders asked Velsor questions about slavery and more about some of the individuals that were discussed. Velsor generously donated copies of her historical novel for children, “Brother and Me,” to the classes and brought in slave advertisements for the students to look at when they returned to their classrooms.

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Village restoration comes alive with color and sound

BY GARY SIMEONE

It was like a 60’s flashback at the Old Bethpage Village Restoration this past weekend, as the Woodstock Revival festival was held in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the event. Thousands of festival-goers flocked to the grounds in their colorful tie-dye shirts and earthy jewelry to listen and dance to over a dozen Woodstock tribute bands.

“This is our seventh year doing a Woodstock event and the third year we are holding it at the Old Bethpage Village Restoration,” said Richard Rivkin, director

of LI Music Festivals. “This is our first year doing a two day event in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Woodstock.”

Rivkin said that prior to the event being held at the Village Restoration, it had taken place at the Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport and the Sands Point Preserve.

The Woodstock Revival took place on the main stage area in front of the historic barn, which serves as a reception venue. It had an art-centric vibe going on, with multiple artists on site doing live paintings and sculptures.

There were nearly two dozen tribute

bands rocking out on the main stage and a line of fifty vendors, selling everything from arts & crafts, jewelry, clothing and various types of crystals.

“The festival has a sense of camaraderie to it,” said Rivkin. “It’s very family-friendly in a safe space kind of atmosphere with a uniquely fun vibe to it all.”

He added that he has developed a community of followers to the festival, after holding it in various venues throughout Long Island over the past seven years.

Some of the bands that performed

on-stage included the Kerry Kearney Band, who does tributes to Jimi Hendrix, and Four Way Street, who performs many of the hits made popular by Crosby, Stills and Nash.

Other bands included the Janis Joplin Experience and the Legendary Murphys, who play the songs of Creedence Clearwater Revival and Jefferson Airplane.

To find out more about the Woodstock Revival and upcoming festivals on Long Island this summer, you can visit the website, limusicfestivals.com

The crowd at the Woodstock Revival at Old Bethpage Restoration.

Tribute bands played the hits of the time.

Division Avenue students become children’s book authors

Kindergarten students from Summit Lane Elementary School heard the stories of Division Avenue seniors (back, left to right) Matt Alvarado, Taylor Cooper, Kayla Clausner and Lauren Stroud.

A group of Division Avenue High School seniors made the trip over to Summit Lane Elementary School to read their own picture books to kindergarten, first and second grade classes on May 21 and 22. The high schoolers, who are enrolled in the new full year College Writer course at Division Avenue, learned how to create their own stories which they compiled into a book suited for young children.

Summit Lane students were engaged as the high school seniors read their unique stories. Each put their own spin on it, using Photoshop, images from the Internet, photographs or drawing their

Division Avenue senior Lauren Stroud read her book about animals going to the zoo to kindergarten students.

own illustrations for the book. After reading their stories, the high school students broke into groups with a handful of the Summit Lane students and completed an activity based on their book.

“It was an award-winning, feel good type of event that made us all remember

how important it is to share our written word with an authentic audience,” said Director of English Language Arts Kerin Slattery. “We are looking forward to more collaborative projects such as this in the future.”

Photos courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

Summit Lane first graders asked the Division Avenue students about how they created their books.

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String students honored by LISFA

Junior Valerie Thomas (left) received the Memorial Award and freshman Eunice Lee (right) received the Studio Award from the Long Island String Festival Association.

Two cello players from General Douglas MacArthur High School recently received awards from the Long Island String Festival Association. Junior Valerie Thomas earned the the Memorial Award and freshman Eunice Lee received the Studio Award based on their participation at the LISFA Festival this past November, and their dedication and perseverance in the study of their instrumental perfor-

Summer “Yoga in the Park” offered at Marjorie R. Post Park

Residents seeking a low-impact and enjoyable fitness activity all while enjoying the beautiful weather of the summer season are encouraged take part in the Town of Oyster Bay’s Yoga in the Park, which will be held throughout the course of this summer at Marjorie R. Post Park, in Massapequa. Classes will take place on Mondays from 9:30 am – 10:30 am (weather permitting) and will run for a 10-week session. Classes are co-ed and open to individuals 18 years of age or older.

“The Town is proud to offer residents a variety of programs and services throughout the summer months, and the new yoga in the park class will offer benefits to the mind, body and soul, all while letting participants enjoy the beautiful summer weather,” said Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor

Joseph Saladino. “Yoga builds strength, increases general flexibility and is considered a great stress reliever, and I believe introducing a series of outdoor yoga classes during the summer season will be something all yogis will love.”

Yoga in the Park classes will run for 10 weeks on Mondays from 9:30 am–10:30 am (weather permitting). The fee for residents is $60 and $70 for non-residents.  Please note that participants must bring their own yoga mat, as mats will not be provided. Participants should check with a physician before partaking in any physical fitness program.

For more information and for registration, please contact the Town of Oyster Bay Department of Parks at (516) 797-4125 x2 or email tobparks@ oysterbay-ny.gov.

Authors sharing with authors

Second-graders at Central Boulevard shared their advertisements during an author’s celebration on March 21. Photos courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District

mance on cello.

Both student-musicians were selected from many Nassau County LISFA participants to receive their distinctions. Thomas and Lee are current members of the MacArthur High School Symphony Orchestra, and both have received perfect New York State School Music Association scores for the second year in a row.

Photos courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

Students in Patricia Tierney’s second-grade class at the Bethpage Union Free School District’s Central Boulevard Elementary School joined members of Barbara Cataldi’s fourthgrade class to celebrate writing achievements on March 21.

Mrs. Tierney’s students brought their recently created advertisements to Ms. Cataldi’s classroom to share with her students. The second-graders presented their ideas, which included advertisements on popcorn chicken, nachos, soccer and others as part of their second unit on the writing process.

Ms. Cataldi’s class also shared a

recent writing assignment on the book “The Day the Crayons Quit” by Drew Daywalt. Students were tasked with paraphrasing an argument for a specific crayon color from the novel about how their color is the most used and popular.

The students walked around the classroom and shared their projects with their peers. Ms. Cataldi’s class created an “author’s chair” to help the second-graders feel comfortable while presenting their projects.

“Both classes worked very hard throughout the writing process and were very excited to share their assignments,” said Mrs. Tierney.

MacArthur High School Principal Joseph Sheehan, LISFA award recipients Valerie Thomas and Eunice Lee with orchestra teacher Iris Bastone.

East Broadway students strengthen skills while making a difference

Teachers Robert Galino (back right) and Shoshanna D’Antonio (front right) and students sold chocolate lollipops during a recent cart sale with proceeds benefiting Hair We Share.

East Broadway Elementary School students in Shoshanna D’Antonio, Robert Galino and Colleen Menard classes are learning valuable social and emotional skills while also giving back. The students, who are part of the school’s applied behavioral analysis program, facilitate cart sales, along with coffee and teas sales in the school’s new Broadway Bistro. Both allow students to strengthen their social skills within the school community in a unique way while learning money management.

Each month, the students walk the hallways with their cart and sell various snacks and other items to students and staff. The Broadway Bistro is a new location in the school where students build their leadership skills as they learn how to make coffee and tea and deliver the beverages to staff members who in turn, provide a donation.

According to D’Antonio, Galino and Menard, the Broadway Bistro has been a fantastic opportunity for all participants, specifically for building friend-

ships, as well as teaching hands-on learning experiences and, most importantly, real world social interactions. The students look forward to Friday mornings when they can apply the skills they have acquired and make every second count at East Broadway.

During the month of April, in honor of Autism Awareness Month, the students raised $300 for the Nassau-Suffolk Autism Society of America with their cart sale. This allowed them to not only raise awareness but to give back to the

Long Island community. Teachers and teacher aides assist the students, both with the cart and at the bistro.

In addition, East Broadway’s fifth grade peer mentors play an important role in the lives of the ABA classes. These students volunteer their time during their lunch periods to work with the students in the ABA program. As a sign of appreciation, the peer mentors will be going on a trip at the end of the year to Adventureland.

Photos courtesy of the Levittown Public Schools

Pennies speak awareness in Bethpage school

The Bethpage Union Free School District’s John F. Kennedy Middle School student council recently donated a check for $1,170.35 to Autism Speaks, thanks to a successful “Penny Wars” fundraiser.

During the school’s annual Spirit Week, held throughout the second week of February, lunch periods competed against each other in a “Penny Wars” competition. It was decided by the student council that the money raised was to be donated to Autism Speaks prior to World Autism Awareness Day on April 2. The advocacy organization Autism Speaks sponsors autism research and conducts

awareness as well as outreach activities aimed at families, governments and the public.

Students in the seventh-period lunch group raised the greatest amount of funds, and were rewarded with a pancake breakfast hosted by staff members on March 15. Student Council advisers Julianna LaLuna and Melissa Mackenzie were extremely proud and thankful to all who got involved and generously participated.

“The competition was a perfect way to bring out the best of our students and help raise awareness and funds for Autism Speaks,” said Ms. Mackenzie.

East Broadway fifth grader Haley Causeman made coffee in the Broadway Bistro.

The JFK Middle School student council raised $1,170.35 for Autism Speaks through a “Penny Wars” competition.

Photo courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District

The following Hicksville students at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan Campus, located in Teaneck, NJ have been named to the Honors List for the Fall 2018 semester: Puja Sengupta and Jennifer Reyes

To qualify for the Honors List, a student must carry a 3.5 or better grade point average out of a possible 4.0 and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 letter-graded hours (four courses).

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Thomas Consiglio of Levittown, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Florham Campus, located in Madison, NJ, has been named to the Honors List for the Fall 2018 semester.

To qualify for the Honors List, a student must carry a 3.5 or better grade point average out of a possible 4.0 and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 letter-graded hours (four courses).

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Nicholas Passaro of Bethpage has been selected for an academic merit scholarship to Delaware Valley University in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

The University awards admission merit scholarships to high-achieving high school students based on GPA and test scores.

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Christian Yacuk of Plainview was among this year’s NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) students who made an impressive showing at Educating Leaders 2019, the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) annual conference. The event, which was held from April 9 through April 13 in Washington D.C., is the largest osteopathic medical education event in the United States.

Yacuk gave a presentation titled, “Enhancing Neuroanatomy Virtual and Hands-On Learning Tools for Future Osteopathic Students.”

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Justin Hansen of Levittown was one of 85 students selected to present an original academic research project at Assumption’s 25th Annual Undergraduate Symposium, held April 15-16 on the College’s Worcester Campus.

The undergraduate symposium showcases the academic research and scholarly achievements of Assumption students working in collaboration with dedicated faculty mentors. These collaborations represent a model for integrating teaching, original research, and the beneficial effects of peer review in promoting intellectual development and professional growth. The symposium provides the campus community with the opportunity to gain a greater appreciation of and applaud the individual and collective accomplishments of the College’s faculty and students.

Hansen, a member of the Class of 2020, presented “Teacher’s Beliefs about Behavior Management in Alternative Schools.” Hansen hypothesized that fac-

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tors such as age, race, gender, and social class can have an effect on the way teachers view and implement behavior strategies in alternative schools. Participants were interviewed about their opinions and implementation styles of behavior management, providing insight into the everyday behavior strategies used within the classroom. The data collected suggests that it is possible that certain factors may contribute to the way in which teachers formulate and enforce behavior strategies. This could help us find the best way to help children succeed while enforcing good behavior at school.

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Artwork by Rachel Vasti of Hicksville was on display in SUNY Oneonta’s MartinMullen Art Gallery for the “Annual Student Juried Art Exhibition 2019” in the Fine Arts Center from April 8 to May 11.

Vasti’s work included “Moving On Up” (pencil drawing) .

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The following local residents were recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society:

Amanda Werman of Plainview was initiated at Long Island University.

Ariel Borkowsky of Plainview was initiated at Long Island University.

Lennon Ashton of Plainview was initiated at Long Island University.

Meagan Schulman of Levittown was initiated at Millersville University.

Nikolas Kahl of Levittown was initiated at Long Island University.

Paris Romano of Levittown was initiated at Long Island University.

Regina DeSantis of Levittown was initiated at Fordham University.

Jenna Skaferowsky of Bethpage was initiated at Long Island University.

Nicholas Tangorra of Bethpage was initiated at Long Island University.

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Geovanny Vera Pazmino of Hicksville was one of 14 computer science students from Hofstra University awarded a travel scholarship from Facebook to attend the Enigma ‘19 conference in California and participate in a one-day cybersecurity workshop at Facebook headquarters in January.

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On April 10, Abrar Hussain Syed of Hicksville was among twenty-three students from New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) College of Engineering and Computing Sciences who participated in a New York State Industries for the Disabled (NYSID) competition.

In competition with other institutions, the NYIT students developed inventions to help those with disabilities succeed in the workplace.

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SUNY Morrisville recently announced

the students who were named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2018 semester. To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must achieve an average of 3.0 to 3.99 for the semester and complete 12 credit hours.

Taylor Brandofino of Bethpage, majoring in animal science - equine science & management

Nicole Remsen of Bethpage, majoring in animal science - equine science & management

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Jenna Shapiro of Plainview has received the SUNY Oneonta 2016-2017 Susan Sutton Smith Award for academic excellence. To be eligible for the award, a student must be a freshman, sophomore or junior with a grade-point average of 3.9 or higher.

Shapiro, who is majoring in computer art, received a certificate, a gift card to the campus bookstore, and an invitation to attend the annual Susan Sutton Smith Lecture and reception.

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SUNY Morrisville recently announced that Michelle Turkovich of Levittown was named to the President’s List for the Fall 2018 semester. Michelle is majoring in associate degree nursing.

To be named to the President’s List, a student must achieve a perfect 4.0 average for the semester and complete 12 credit hours.

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Andrew M. Green has been named to the Dean’s List at Western New England University for the Fall 2018 semester. Green is working toward a Bachelor of Arts in law and society.

Students are named to the Dean’s List for achieving a semester grade point average of 3.30 or higher.

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James Stamos of Hicksville was one of seven SUNY Oneonta students who presented their research during the fifth annual SUNY Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC) on April 26.

This year, SURC was held at three different SUNY schools - Adirondack Community College and Farmingdale State College on April 26, and Niagara County Community College on April 27. Students could choose which host campus they wanted to present at.

James Stamos gave his oral presentation, titled “An Autoethnographic Response to Death,” at the SURC event that Adirondack Community College hosted.

Stamos is studying communication studies at SUNY Oneonta.

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Kelly Cembrale of Bethpage was one of 20 Albright College Honors Program students presenting senior theses on April 29–May 2, 2019. Cembrale is study-

ing biology/psychology at the college.

Each senior thesis is a major undertaking and the culmination of concentrated independent research, vetted by a faculty advisor and a committee of faculty readers. A graduate of Island Trees High School, Cembrale’s senior thesis explores “Perceptions of Vocal Stimuli: The Effect of Lateralization.”

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Logan OLeary of Plainview was inducted into the Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society during the Tapping on the Mound ceremony April 5 at The University of Alabama.

The Omicron Delta Kappa Society is the national leadership honor society for college students, faculty, staff, administrators and alumni that recognizes and encourages superior scholarship, leadership and exemplary character. Membership in ODK is a mark of the highest distinction and honor.

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Brianna Gavin of Levittown and Emily Leger of Hicksville were among twenty-four new members were inducted into SUNY Oneonta’s Alpha-Kappa-Iota chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the National History Honor Society.

Phi Alpha Theta is an American honor society for undergraduate students, graduate students, and professors of history, and is the second oldest such society in the United States.

In order to be inducted, undergraduate students must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours (four courses) in history, achieve a minimum GPA of 3.1 in history and a GPA of 3.0 or better overall. A maximum of 3 credit hours of online, transfer, or AP credits may be applied to the membership eligibility requirement. Membership is not limited to history majors.

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Emily Leger of Hicksville was one of 12 SUNY Oneonta students recognized for academic achievement and outstanding writing during the History Department’s annual awards ceremony this spring.

Leger, whose major at SUNY Oneonta is history, earned the Academic Achievement Award. This award is presented to a senior in good standing with a minimum GPA of 3.5 in the major, exceptional academic improvement over four semesters, excellence in research, leadership and involvement in department, campus, and community activities, and participation in academic and/or professional situations outside the college. She was also named The Maynard Redfield History Essay Competition: Long Essay Winner. The winning essay is titled “Perceptions of Trauma and the Great War: Rethinking How the British Homefront Understood Shell Shock.”

Long Island’s World-Class Cradle of Aviation Museum Hosts Special Events for 50th Anniversary of Moon Landing

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The countdown clock in the lobby of the Cradle of Aviation Museum showed 43 days to July 20, the 50th anniversary of the first man to walk on the moon, on the night of the museum’s grand gala at which seven former astronauts and flight directors were feted - Walt Cunningham (Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 7), Rusty Schweickart (Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 9), Fred Haise (Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 13). Charlie Duke (Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 16), Harrison Schmitt (Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 17) and Apollo Flight Directors, Gerry Griffin and Milt Windler - along with Grumman employees who built the lunar module and the equipment which put them there.

Throughout this year, the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Uniondale, Long Island, not far from where the lunar module was designed and built by Grumman engineers in Bethpage and a stone’s throw from Roosevelt Field where Charles Lindbergh took off for his historic transatlantic flight to Paris, has been hosting special events to mark the anniversary, use it for STEM education and inspire a new generation eager to reach for the stars.

The events climax on July 20, when at the exact same moment as Neil Armstrong made his “giant

Cradle of Aviation Museum provides the history of aviation in eight galleries© Karen Rubin/ goingplacesfarandnear.com

leap for mankind”, a replica lunar module will descend from the ceiling. Museum goers also can see an actual lunar module, one of the six that Grumman built (three are still on the moon, and the other three are in the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum in Washington DC, the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and here at the Cradle of Aviation Museum).

One of the extraordinary exhibits on view at the museum now is “Space: A Journey to Our Future,” which is on view through August 18, 2019, an absolutely thrilling, immersive exhibit which takes you from the dawn of man’s earliest visions of space exploration to the heroic achievements of the past, the unfolding discoveries of today, and the frontiers of the universe that lie

ahead. You get to touch actual rocks from the lunar surface and the red planet, explore a futuristic Lunar Base Camp while walking through a full-size space habitat and work pod, get an up-close look at a wide range of artifacts from the space program and experience the past, present and future of space through these and dozens of other displays, interactive (try your hand at landing the space shuttle!) and experiences.

Also, as part of this special celebration, the museum is showing Todd Douglas Miller’s new documentary film, “Apollo 11: First Steps Edition,” a special giant-screen edition created exclusively for science centers and museum theaters, like Cradle’s Dome Theater. With a newly-discovered trove of never-before-seen 70mm footage and audio

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recordings, APOLLO 11: First Steps Edition joins Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, the Mission Control team and millions of spectators around the world, during those momentous days and hours in 1969 when humankind took a giant leap into the future.

The “Apollo at 50: Moon Fest,” on July 20 will be a family festival (9:30-5 pm, with activities 12-4pm) with visits from Long Island Space Shuttle Astronauts including Bill Shepherd (Babylon) and Charlie Carmada (Ozone Park). All day activities include virtual reality experiences, model rocket launches, and a countdown at 4:18 pm to collectively watch, re-experience,

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and honor as a community, the historic “The Eagle has Landed” Lunar Module landing on the moon. As a special bonus, all museum attendees will get a free showing of the new highly-acclaimed documentary, Apollo 11 First Steps Edition  in the immersive Dome Theater. (Tickets: $20)

Then, in the evening, there will be a Countdown Celebration, a lively dinner and champagne toast with 1960s music and dancing, as the community watches and re-experiences the unforgettable first steps on the moon at 10:56 pm with a special moon landing viewing and countdown. Photo opportunities in a re-created 1969 living room. (The dinner event ticket includes admission to Apollo Moon Fest events during the day; tickets: $125).

Long Island: The Nation’s Cradle of Aviation

The Cradle of Aviation Museum and Education Center is home to over 75 planes and spacecraft representing over 100 years of aviation history, from hot air balloons to the lunar module, in eight galleries, a planetarium and Long Island’s only Giant Screen Dome Theater.

The Cradle of Aviation Museum commemorates and celebrates Long Island’s part in the history of aviation and space exploration. It is set on land once part of Mitchel Air Force Base which, together with nearby Roosevelt Field and other airfields on the Hempstead Plains, was the site of many historic flights. In fact, so many seminal flights occurred in the area, that by the mid-1920s the cluster of airfields was already dubbed the “Cradle

of Aviation”, the origin of the museum’s name. The Museum was recently recognized and listed on New York State’s National Register of Historic Places as a significant part of American history.

The museum originally opened with just a handful of aircraft in the un-restored hangars in 1980. A major renovation and expansion program in the late 1990s allowed the museum to re-open in a state-of-the-art facility in 2002. The museum is undergoing a major fund-raising campaign for a future expansion.

It is remarkable to contemplate that within a century, aviation went from the Wright Brothers to the moon, from a dangerous sport to mass transportation and commercial enterprise, and Long Island played a significant part.

It starts with Long Island’s geography: a natural airfield, on the eastern edge of the United States, the western edge of the Atlantic Ocean, adjacent to a major population center, and Hempstead Plains, the only natural prairie east of the Allegheny Mountains, writes Joshua Stoff, Curator, Cradle of Aviation Museum.

We trace flying back to the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk, NC in 1903, lasting 59 seconds over a distance of 852 feet but Stoff notes that the first recorded aircraft flight took place on Long Island, in 1896 when a Lilienthal-type glider was flown from the bluffs along Nassau County’s north shore. By 1902 gasoline-powered airships were flown over Brooklyn (why doesn’t Long Island get more credit?). By 1910, there were three airfields operating on the Hempstead Plains, Long Islanders were building their own planes, and there were sever-

al flying schools and aircraft factories that made Long Island “the center of the aviation world.” Exhibits show artifacts of these early pursuits.

Belmont Park hosted the 1910 International Aviation Meet of the greatest aviators from America and Europe.

“The period between 1918 and 1939 is considered the ‘Golden Age of Aviation’ when flying went from being a dangerous sport to a major commercial industry,” Stoff writes. Most famous of all was Charles Lindbergh’s historic solo transatlantic flight, from Roosevelt Field to Paris, in 1927. “This single event revolutionized aviation as nothing else before or since...

“By the early 1930s Roosevelt Field was the largest and busiest civilian airfield in America with over 150 aviation businesses and 450 planes based there. In 1937 the first regular commercial transatlantic airline service in America was begun at Port Washington as huge Pan American Martin and Boeing flying boats departed and arrived regularly at Manhasset Bay.”

World War II sparked aviation and demand for aircraft. The two biggest aircraft companies, Grumman, was founded in Long island in 1930; Republic in 1931. They produced most of the military aircraft; other companies, Sperry, Brewster, Ranger, and Columbia, also contributed to the war effort. By 1945, 100,000 Long Islanders were employed in the aircraft industry.

Though aircraft are no longer manufactured on Long Island (the Grumman plant in Bethpage is now a movie and television studio), it is surprising to realize that there are still 240 Long Island

producing parts for virtually every American aircraft that flies.

Long Island’s important contribution to aviation is brilliant displayed in exhibits throughout the halls.

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Thomas J. Kelly, of Cutchogue, retired president of the Grumman Space Station Integration Division and formerly lunar module engineering director, writes that there is still some Long Island left on the moon – six spacecraft built on Long Island remain on the moon,

Designing and building those craft, as part of the greater challenge of beating the Russians to the moon by 1969, was a monumental endeavor. Writing on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the moon landing, Kelly reflected,

“For some 7,000 Grumman employees, however, it was far more intimate than an issue of national prestige. We felt personally empowered to put Americans at the edge of a frontier that even today seems incomprehensible. Yet not only did we succeed in meeting the mission; the efforts of our nation’s commitment to lunar exploration also inspired people around the world and showed the finest possibilities of human achievement and of creating technology that now helps to power our society...

“Nobody at Grumman who worked on the LM will ever forget it. Even the 12-and 14-hour weekdays, the frustrating paperwork and the sheer complexity of designing, building and testing the module could not dim our dedication. From the sweeper to the chief engineer, we all knew that we were part of a majestic endeavor, that we were making history happen.”

“I helped build that:” Richard A. Hoffman, in front of the Cradle of Aviation’s actual lunar module, was a metallurgical engineer at Grumman who helped design the lunar module. © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

At the gala, I meet Richard A. Hoffman sitting in front of the museum’s own actual lunar module, built by Grumman in Bethpage. He was a metallurgist who determined what the different parts should be made of aluminum for the struts, titanium for the propellant tanks, stainless steel for the propellent, high output silver and silver oxide batteries. He had to figure the pyrotechnics that would cause the four bolts that secured the module on the descent, to burst at just the right time with guillotine cutters for lift off from the moon. Hoffman told me he came to Grumman in the summer of 1963, and got a job there right after graduating Brooklyn Polytech in 1964. He was in just the right place at the right time, when Grumman started working on the Apollo program and he was transferred to engineering.

Apollo Astronauts Look Back

On this gala night at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Uniondale, Long Island, five of the Apollo astronauts, including three of only 12 men who have ever walked on the moon, and two flight directors who controlled the Apollo missions, reflected on their experiences. It was an epic event in a year of events marking the occasion and inspiring interest in space science.

The Cradle of Aviation Museum has special meaning to the astronauts, many

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of whom have come to the museum to give talks and participate in events over the years. Not only is it home to one of the world’s most extensive collections of Lunar Modules,(LM-13, LTA-1)  Lunar Module parts and Lunar Module photos and documentation, but it’s also home to the engineers of Grumman Aerospace Corporation that designed, built and

tested the Lunar Modules between 19611972 that successfully landed 12 men on the moon between 1969-1972.

Rusty Schweickart was the first to pilot the Lunar Module, testing the craft on the Apollo 9 mission in 1969 before it was used on the moon in Apollo 11. He was one of the first astronauts to spacewalk without a tether, and one of the

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first to transmit live TV pictures from space. He is also credited with development of the hardware and procedures which prolonged the life of the Skylab space station.

Schweickart reflected on a moment when he was essentially stranded in space. “I turned around and looked at earth, brilliant blue horizon. There was no sound – I was floating inside my suit which was floating. Just hanging out looking at earth, completely silent. My responsibility at that moment was to absorb: I’m a human being. Questions floated in: how did I get here, why was I here. I realized the answer was not simple. What does ‘I’ mean? ‘Me’ or ‘us’. Humanity – our partnership with machines allowed humankind to move out to this environment. 10,000 years from now, it will still be the moment when humanity stepped out to space. While we celebrate something we were part of, it’s one of the events in human history, that if we don’t wipe ourselves out, we will still have this unique moment in time when life moved out to outer space.”

Fred Haise, the Lunar Module Pilot on the Apollo 13 mission, would have been the 6th man to walk on the moon. After the Apollo program ended in 1977, he worked on the Shuttle program, and after retiring from NASA, worked for

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Wishing a Happy Father’s Day to dads everywhere!

BY CLAIRE LYNCH

We are going to celebrate Father’s Day which is on June 16 and I for one would like to thank all of those dads out there who have made huge sacrifices for the sake of their families.

Being a dad and a leader takes focus and commitment. It’s a tough job but very rewarding, too. One of those dads out there who also happens to be famous is Harrison Ford. He has five children, four grandchildren and is married to actress Calista Flockhart.

Harrison Ford was born at the Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, to Christopher Ford, an advertising executive and former actor, and Dorothy, a former radio actress. His younger brother, Terence, was born in 1945.

Ford was active in the Boy Scouts of America and he achieved its second-highest rank of Life Scout. He worked at Napowan Adventure Base Scout camp as a counselor for the Reptile Study merit badge. Because of this, he and director Steven Spielberg later decided to depict the young Indiana Jones as a Life Scout in the film “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.”

In 1960, Ford graduated from Maine

East High School in Park Ridge, Illinois. His was the first student voice broadcast on his high school’s new radio station, WMTH, and he was its first sportscaster during his senior year which was 195960.

He attended Ripon College in Wisconsin, where he was a philosophy major and a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity. In the final quarter of his senior year he took a drama class as a way to get over his shyness. Ford, who calls himself a late bloomer, focused on his drama class because his eye was on acting.

Harrison Ford later said about his future, “All of my friends were going off to be professionals, and I said I wanted to be an actor.”

After a season of summer stock in 1964 with the Belfry Players in Wisconsin, Ford went to Los Angeles to apply for a job in radio voice-overs. The job went to someone else but Ford stayed in California and eventually signed a contract for $150 a week with Columbia Pictures’ new talent program.

He played bit roles in films and his first known role was an uncredited one as a bellhop in “Dead Heat on a MerryGo-Round” in 1966, according to wikipedia.org.

Ford’s speaking roles continued next with “Luv” in 1967 although he was still uncredited. It was in the 1967 Western film “A Time for Killing” that he was finally credited as “Harrison J. Ford” but the “J” didn’t stand for anything since he has no middle name.

The middle letter was added to avoid confusion with a silent film actor named Harrison Ford, who had appeared in more than 80 films between 1915 and 1932. That particular Harrison Ford passed away in 1957.

Ford became a self-taught professional carpenter to support his then-wife and two young sons because he wasn’t happy with the roles that were coming his way. He also worked as a stagehand for The Doors.

Fred Roos, who was a casting director and a young producer, talked up the young Harrison Ford, getting him an audition with George Lucas for the role of Bob Falfa, which Ford went on to play in “American Graffiti” in 1973. It was a small role but an important one. The fact that Harrison Ford knew George Lucas would have a big impact on his career in the years to come.

Director Francis Ford Coppola’s film “The Godfather” became a success and he hired Ford to expand his

office and gave him small roles in his next two films, “The Conversation” in 1974 and “Apocalypse Now” in 1979. In “Apocalypse Now” Ford played an army officer named “G. Lucas.”

Who can forget Harrison Ford as Han Solo in the “Star Wars” films? And wearing that brim hat as the star of the Indiana Jones movies?

In 1985 Harrison Ford starred in “Witness” which is one of my favorite movies. It is a crime thriller and the plot revolves around a small Amish boy who is the sole witness to a murder in Philadelphia.

Without telling the whole story, Harrison Ford’s character, John Book, who is a Philadelphia detective, hides the boy and his mother back at their Amish farm.

The police part of the story seems incidental to the real story which is the clash of two cultures, Philadelphia and the Amish people of Lancaster County. It’s almost a documentary about the Amish people in Lancaster County, Pa.

“Witness” is much more than a thriller, according to James Berardinelli on reelviews.net. He says, “It’s a love story, a fish-out-of-water tale, and an exam-

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Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 Lunar Module Pilot, recalls his Rover ride on the moon © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

BY TOM MARGENAU

My wife and I recently celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary. We were married on June 1, 1974. I was a relatively new employee of the Social Security Administration, having been hired a year earlier. How that came to be makes for an interesting story.

After graduating from college, I floundered around for a year or two looking for work. Finally, I decided to take a federal civil service exam. Within a month or two, letters arrived from various federal government agencies inviting me for interviews.

The first letter came from the Federal Aviation Administration for a job as a “sky marshal.” Older readers may recall that in the late 1960s and early 1970s, there was a spate of airline hijackings. So the government was beefing up the air marshal service that had started in the 1960s. The interview did not go well. They were looking for tough young men, preferably with military training, who were familiar with guns, not a bookish nerd who barely knew the difference between a six-shooter and a peashooter.

Next, came a letter from the Internal Revenue Service. Once again, I didn’t impress them. They wanted someone who was good with numbers. I was never into math, and could barely balance my checkbook.

After three or four more failed interviews with different agencies, I had pretty much concluded that a career with the federal government was just not in the cards. And so, when a letter arrived from the Social Security Administration about a job in Springfield, Illinois, I just threw it in the trash

About two weeks later, I got a call from the manager of the Springfield Social Security office. I was living in my hometown, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and he said the reason he called was that he was born and raised in the Lake Michigan seaport city and he thought he’d try to help a fellow Sheboyganite. He asked if I had received their letter. Thinking quickly on my feet, I lied and said, “What letter?” I then cursed the post office (apologies to all my postal service friends out there). He promised to send a follow-up invite.

About a month later, I found myself reporting for duty at the Social Security office in Springfield, Illinois. And following a long training class, I was assigned to Springfield’s new branch office in the small farming community about 50 miles south called Litchfield.

One of my duties there was to take calls from the insurance billing clerk at the local hospital. She would call almost every day to verify Medicare numbers so she could complete the billing process for various elderly patients. Her name was Becky Bachstein. We had been exchanging these calls for months when her boss decided to play matchmaker by

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inviting me to the hospital for lunch to meet Becky.

That was in January 1974. Five months later, we were married! Of course, I’ve often thought about the serendipity of our meeting. I mean, if the Springfield Social Security office manger hadn’t been from Sheboygan, and if he hadn’t felt inclined to call me, that Social Security job invite would have remained in my trash basket -- and who knows where I’d be today? And who knows who Becky Bachstein’s boss would have invited out to lunch with her instead?

I promise I will tie something to do with Social Security into these reminisces. But first I must share another cute story involving my courtship with Becky. Please indulge me. After all, how many 45th wedding anniversaries do you get in a lifetime?

The story involves asking Becky out on our first date. (That lunchtime get-together arranged by her boss didn’t count.) On an upcoming Saturday night, I was going to invite her to the most popular movie at the time, “American Graffiti.” Starring Ron Howard and Richard Dreyfuss, and directed by George Lucas, it is the story of recent high school grads cruising their summer nights away in 1962 before going off to college.

Anyway, the tagline to the movie was this: “Where were you in ‘62?” And I had cleverly (or so I thought) planned to use that as an opening line in my date invite. Now, in 1962, I was in 7th grade. And I fully expected Becky’s response to be something similar. So imagine my shock when she answered, “Oh, that’s the year I graduated from high school.” And then she turned the question on me. “Where were you in ‘62, Tom?” Not wanting to admit that I was just a youngster and that she was about to “rob the cradle,” I merely replied, “Oh about the same.”

I suddenly realized I was talking to an older woman! I’d had no idea. My mind raced. What should I do? I thought of coming up with excuses: “Oh, I forgot. I’m washing my car Saturday night and I can’t go.” Or, “I’m sorry, but Saturday night is when I polish my shoes.” But I wisely decided I’d forgo the excuses and take a chance by asking this older woman out on a date. And thank goodness I did. It’s been a fantastic 45 years. And believe it or not, all these years later, she’s still five years older than me. But she looks and acts 10 years younger.

OK, so what is my Social Security tie in to all of this? Well, I thought I would look back to see what Social Security was like in 1974.

In 1974, there were about 30 million people getting Social Security benefits. Today, there are just shy of 62 million Social Security beneficiaries. Think about that. There are about 325 million people in this country. So that means that about 1 out of every 5 people you meet on the street is getting a Social Security check!

In 1974, Social Security paid out about $61 billion dollars in total benefits. In 2019, the program pays more than that in a single month! In fact, Social Security recipients collect $85 billion every single month. Social Security spending makes up about one-fourth of the entire federal budget.

My love for Becky Bachstein has continued to grow for 45 years. And so has Social Security!

If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net.

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Long Island’s World-Class Cradle of Aviation Museum Hosts Special Events for 50th Anniversary of Moon Landing

16 years as an executive for Northrop Grumman Corporation.

Haise reflected that when JFK made his challenge to go to the moon before the end of the decade, he thought this was mission impossible based on where the technology was. “I saw nothing at hand that would have accomplished that. By then, there was just Alan Shepherd who went up and down, the rockets we had were invented by Germans in World War II.”

When disaster struck the Apollo 13 –an oxygen tank exploded, crippling the Service Module which supplied power and life support to the Command Module - he reflected, “We weren’t afraid. All of us in the program did the best we could. We were aware of the problems. Everyone was willing to pay the price to make the mission successful.”

The situation was not immediately life-threatening. ”Clearly we had lost one tank. I was sick to my stomach with disappointment that we had lost the moon. It took us almost an hour to stop the leak in the second tank. “

The Lunar Module was pressed into service as a literally lifeboat and tugboat – a role never anticipated for it.

“The LM bought time, I was never worried. We were not sure how it would operate past the two days. Nothing had been damaged in the LM, so I knew we had a homestead we could operate from, and people on the ground were losing a lot of sleep working through the challenges. We never really got to the cliff we were about the fall off.”

Despite great hardship caused by limited power, loss of cabin heat, shortage of cooling water and the critical need to make repairs to the carbon dioxide removal system, the crew returned safely to Earth. It was hailed as the most successful failure.

Charlie Duke (Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 16, the 10th person to walk on the moon and the youngest, at 36 years

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old), reflected “Driving over the surface of the moon, we didn’t have TV. I was the travel guide for mission control, 250,000 miles away. So I narrated, ‘Now we’re passing on the right...’ – giving a travelogue – as we drove from point A to point B, and I was taking pictures....Rover did tremendously well, it revolutionized lunar exploration, to see so much. I say to all the Grumman folks here who worked on that, you guys built a great machine. Three rovers are up there, if you want an $8 million car with a dead battery.”

Harrison Schmitt (Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 17) was also a former geologist, professor, US Senator from New Mexico. He was the lunar module pilot on Apollo 17, the final manned lunar landing mission. He was the first scientist and one of the last astronauts to walk on the moon – the 12th man and second youngest person to set foot on the moon.

“The thing about our valley [where the mission explored], Apollo worked in a brilliant sun, as brilliant as any New Mexico sun, but the sky was absolute black. That was hard to get used to. We grow up with blue skies. I never felt comfortable with black sky. But in that black sky was of course that seemingly small planet Earth, always hanging over the same part of the valley. Whenever I was homesick, I would just look up – home was only 250,000 miles away.”

Milt Windler was one of the four flight directors of Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team, all of whom were awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Richard M. Nixon for their work in guiding the crippled spacecraft safely back to Earth.

About the Apollo 13 mission, he said, “Missions were divided into distinct phases – launch, lunar descent, EVA, rendezvous – and there were teams for each. Each team simulated, practiced problems. One of the things that worked well on Apollo was anticipating what would happen. After a flight, we would discuss lessons learned, to come up with improvements. By the time of Apollo 13 developed a real serious problem, we were a finely honed machine.”

Gerry Griffin joined NASA in 1964 as flight controller in Mission Control during Project Gemini. In 1968, he was named a Mission Control flight director for all the Apollo manned mission.

Griffin reflected on the “perfect storm” of forces and factors that resulted in the incomparable space program that put a man on the moon within a decade. Neil Armstrong had said you needed four things: threat, bold leadership, public support and resources. “He said that most of the time, those are out of sequence with each other – you may have the threat but not the resources. It was a perfect storm when Apollo

happened”: the threat from the Soviet Union taking mastery of space frontier; a balanced budget not yet weighted down by national debt; bold political leadership and public support. “You had the resources and human resources, primarily from World War II from the aviation industry, with Grumman part of that.

“If it hadn’t been Apollo, it would have been something else. When the Soviets launched Sputnik and then Gagarin [became the first man in space], the threat was clear, and everything else fell into line. I think he’s right. Nowadays, we have a threat now – China – those guys are good. There is a technological threat now, and could be more later. Leadership? Draw your own conclusion. Resources? We haven’t had them. Public support? ... But I’m an optimistic. If we are going to make 2024 – that’s awful tight, but I was like Fred, I didn’t think we could land on moon in the 1960s, but we did. Maybe if things line up better, we could do it by 2024, if not 2028.”

Asked why we haven’t been back to the moon, Schweickart said, “You need to be young, innovative, not an aging bureaucracy....

“You need technological, political courage. The moon was in exactly the right place. The next steps are not quite that easy . There is a debate between going back to the moon or on to Mars that has raged for years and still does. There’s not the same opportunity that we had at that time. In many ways, the most important thing in terms of a sense of challenge, moving out, moving forward is one of age. Bureaucracy –corporation or government – where the average age increases every year, you’re cooked.”

The astronauts seemed encouraged by private enterprise taking over space exploration, along with the youth and idealistic exuberance. “You don’t see much about Blue Origin and Jeff Bezos, but we will. When you see [Elon Musks’s] SpaceX launch Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and bring back two stages that land in formation, and the cameras show all these kids, 20 years old, hooping and hollering, they did it! That’s what it takes. NASA used to be that way. Part of the real juice in space exploration is encouraging private activities in space. That today is where most of the juice is, getting young people involved is the key, giving them the opportunity. Jeff Bezos says it well. His fundamental motivating, commitment to space is to reduce the cost so more and more can take part and therefore dramatically increase the quality and opportunity for innovation. As the cost of getting to space drops, the creativity will dramatically increase. That’s where it’s at in the future.”

Walt Cunningham a fighter pilot before he became an astronaut, in 1968, he was a Lunar Module Pilot on the Apollo 7 mission. He’s also been a physicist, entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author of “The All American Boys.”

“Our society is changing,” he reflected the next evening when he gave a lecture at the museum. “Back when Apollo was a story of exploration and adventure - my generation - we had the opportunity and courage to reach around the moon and to the stars. We were willing to take risks, didn’t shy from unknown. In those days, it seemed normal to do what we were doing – exploring the next frontier.

Apollo astronauts and flight directors reflect on their experiences at a Gala at the Cradle of Aviation Museum, June 6: Duke, Griffin, Windler, Harrison, Schmitt, Schweickart, Haise © Karen Rubin/ goingplacesfarandnear.com

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ination of clashing cultures in a modern world. For Harrison Ford, freed from the shackles of Han Solo (although still bound to Indiana Jones), this was an opportunity to try something different.

“The result was one of the most nuanced and competent performances of his career. Playing John Book allowed viewers the opportunity to see Ford the actor instead of Ford the action/adventure icon. It is one of the few times he has been given the opportunity to play in a straight drama.” I second James Berardinelli’s comment - the real Harrison Ford can be seen in “Witness.”

Berardinelli adds, “Although the police story is what draws us into ‘Witness,’ it’s the love story that holds us there. In the great tradition of tragic romances, these two would-be lovers (the Amish woman played by Kelly McGillis and Harrison Ford’s John Book) are doomed from the start. His world and her world are separated by a cultural and religious divide that nothing can bridge.”

The movie unfolds at its own pacesometimes quickly and sometimes slowly. “Witness” is one of those movies I could watch over and over again and still see something differently.

Harrison Ford was nominated for Best Actor in 1986 for “Witness” but that went to William Hurt for “Kiss of the Spider Woman.” The movie won two Oscars in 1986 for Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing.

Ford’s oldest child, Ben Ford, is a renowned chef and restaurateur. Ben owns Ford’s Filling Station in Culver City, Calif. and he says that his dad, Calista and son Liam go to his restaurant often.

He adds that his father inspired him to become a chef. When Ben was young his dad still worked as a carpenter. He would take Ben to some job sites and show him around. “I saw how meticulous he was about his craft,” Ben says, “and I wanted to be the same way.”

Ben Ford published a cookbook, “Taming the Feast,” in 2014 which is his complete guide to outdoor grilling, smoking and roasting. Ben notes that his famous dad likes eating a lot of meat and potatoes and he likes to grill if the cooking takes 20 or 25 minutes. “Longer than that doesn’t work for his schedule.”

Outside of acting Harrison Ford enjoys driving cars and motorcycles and flying airplanes. Ford has said, “Flying is like good music: it elevates the spirit and it’s an exhilarating freedom. It’s not a thrill thing or an adrenaline rush; it’s

engaging in a process that takes focus and commitment. I love the machines, I love the aviation community. I used to own airplanes and have pilots flying them for me, but I finally realized they were having more fun than I was. They were getting to play with my toys. I was 52 when I started flying - I’d been an actor for 25 years and I wanted to

the first known to honor fathers, it didn’t turn into an annual event. Several other people across the nation had similar ideas throughout the years, and Mrs. Sonora Smart Dodd is credited for being the one to make the idea popular, starting events that led to Father’s Day becoming a U.S. national holiday.

As she listened to a Mother’s Day

How Harrison Ford Sees the World – And Success

The following quotations sum up what the young adult Harrison Ford wanted out of life - and what continues to motivate him today.

• “I think of myself as an assistant storyteller.”

• “My goal was to work regularly. I didn’t ever expect to be rich or famous. I wanted to be a working character actor.”

• “I wanted to live the life, a different life. I didn’t want to go to the same place every day and see the same people and do the same job. I wanted interesting challenges.”

• “I don’t like baseball movies. I like movies about moral courage and people who are indomitable and courageous and right.”

• “To me, success is choice and opportunity.”

• “I love the comic opportunities that come up in the context of a fatherson relationship.”

• “I don’t do nostalgia. It just doesn’t occur to me. I’m living in the moment, and I don’t have that gene.”

• “My older kids are fantastic people. It can’t be the result of my influence on them.”

learn something new. Acting was my only identity. Learning to fly was a lot of work, but the net result was a sense of freedom and a pleasure in seeing to the safety of myself and the people who fly with me.” (hotcars.com)

Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart split their time between their homes in Los Angeles, Calif., and Jackson, Wyoming.

When Father’s Day began: The first known Father’s Day service occurred at the Williams Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South in Fairmont, West Virginia, on July 5, 1908, thanks to the efforts of Grace Golden Clayton. Mrs. Clayton had asked her pastor, Dr. R. Thomas Webb, if a Sunday service could be held to honor fathers. (almanac.com)

While missing her own dad, who had died in 1896, Mrs. Clayton especially wanted to have a service in remembrance of the over 200 fathers who had died in the Monongah mining explosion that had occurred a few miles south of Fairmont on December 6 of the previous year.

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sermon in 1909, Mrs. Dodd thought that it might be nice to honor fathers, too. Her father, William Smart, had raised his six children alone on his farm in Washington State after his wife died giving birth to their sixth child.

William Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington. It was after Mrs. Dodd became an adult that she realized the strength and selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent.

The first Father’s Day was observed on June 19, 1910, in Spokane, Washington. At about the same time in various towns and cities across American other people were beginning to celebrate a “father’s day.”

In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father’s Day, according to holidays.net. It was finally in 1966 that President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day.

A very Happy Father’s Day to all!

Home, HOA, condo or co-op, assisted, independent living, or nursing home, which one will suit your lifestyle?

Are you thinking of purchasing and contemplating whether to move to a home, condo or co-op or possibly a short or long-term rental, or possibly an independent, assisted living or nursing home facility?

It really all depends on your financial constraints, lifestyle, health and specific, “needs and wants.” You may have the money for the down payment; for in some areas three percent will work and the sellers will be agreeable, whereas in other situations, it couldn’t possibly be considered; and only ten to twenty percent would be doable, depending on your financial picture.

Applying for a mortgage is easy, but the approval process requires a considerable amount of paperwork to show and prove to the lending institution that you are capable of paying the money back based on your income, credit scores, debt to income ratio, length of employment.

If self employed you will need to have been in business for at least two years to qualify for a mortgage, unless another person (husband, wife or significant other) is capable of borrowing the money, or a guarantor is involved, but every situation is different.

Just to explain when someone says, “out of pocket,” it means all the money that you, as the purchaser, will be putting into your purchase and the bulk of the purchase price will be financed. So based on the latter variables, this will provide the type of choices you will have or only the specific one or maybe two possibilities of ownership, as to what you will be able to afford and what type of lifestyle you may have as a first-time buyer.

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A move up buyer has a different profile and usually has built enough equity and has earned more and saved enough money over a certain time period to create a different lifestyle for his or her family. It truly is “all about the money.” A single person or a couple may find a co-op more amenable and affordable, with less risk than a condo or a home. However, depending on whether the market is going up, softening or declining and as well as your income, debt to income ratio and credit scores and what you qualify for a mortgage, this will have an impact on your decision as to what to consider purchasing.

which was one of their options, they would have lost a substantial sum of their wealth to their landlord, paying his or her mortgage, increasing his or her equity and having little say about the increase in rent or lastly the security of staying five years in the event a child or relative of the landlord was moving back into the space.

Also, the length of time you anticipate residing in whatever and where you purchase will also add to your decision making to assist you in your final determination of what and where to call home. I had a couple, both doctors with one child, who had a long term plan, whereby they would be moving to Texas in five years. I searched around for homes in various towns, at a certain price point and couldn’t find anything they were enamored with.

But then I found them a perfect home in a town completely off the map, which worked for them, but where I would have never thought they would move but did! Since I have stayed in touch with them over the years and usually have lunch or dinner with them and have an excellent relationship with them, I know in two more years they will be moving to Texas and will be able to buy a real mansion with the equity that they have built over the last three years.

Had they rented in the beginning,

Maybe the end result as a short term plan will be a rental for a year or two (but no more) to see if you like the town you have chosen or maybe at your stage of the game, your accountant advises you to stay liquid. Again, it all depends on where the market is heading; since selling your home when the market is at a high point as it is currently and is obviously to your advantage, (but it has softened a bit and in some areas has really declined due to the S.A.L.T tax and the decrease in your interest deduction on your taxes mostly affecting the larger jumbo mortgages).

But timing is everything and no one can ever really time the market. So if considering downsizing, one must look at the current market, lifestyle, affordability, as well as your age and health; then decide whether you want to be liquid or still be in an ownership position. It may end up that renting, whether a luxury doorman building or a basic apartment will satisfy what, how and where you should live. Even your health will also be a factor, as to why and where you live, possibly in an independent or assisted living environment or unfortunately, a nursing home may be the answer of last resort. Some of these crucial decisions may have to be made by your significant other or children.

GOING PLACES, NEAR & FAR....

Many times your children want you to move closer to them so if situations arise, you will have the proper support, as well as being near your grandchildren. On the other hand, you may prefer to own and not rent. I have read that this is the longest running bull market in history, but I beg to differ; that as FINRA (the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) has noted, the longest run belongs to the 12 1/2-year periods running from October 1987 through March 2000. The current bull market, which started in 2009, will need to run through 2021 to break that record.

So, with interest rates still historically low (lower than December 2018) and if you are in it for the long run, then this is an excellent time to purchase your starter home, trade up or build, or sell and downsize; but, there are plenty of choices for those who qualify!

Philip A. Raices is the owner/Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 Great Neck. He has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute and a Certified International Property Specialist. Receive regular “free” updates of sold homes in your area and a “free” Comparative Market Analysis” of what your home would sell for in today’s market or search on: WWW.Li-RealEstate.Com If you would like to receive a digital copy or a printed copy of “Unlocking the Secrets of Real Estate’s New Market Reality Or “Our Seller’s Guide for “Things to Consider When Selling Your Home” just email or snail me (regular mail) with your name, email and cell number.

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How to Build a Great Credit Score

If you are a legal adult U.S. resident, somewhere there is a three-digit number between 300 and 850 with your name on it. Your credit score measures your creditworthiness, which is the likelihood that you will pay your bills.

Establishing good credit has never been as important to your life as it is today.

You need a good score to get decent mortgages rates, finance a car, get a good job, rent an apartment and find affordable insurance. The way you handle your money has been found to be a very good indicator for how you handle other areas of your life.

A low score doesn’t necessarily mean you are a total deadbeat when it comes to handling your money. It could mean you are young and your credit file has your name on it, and that’s about it. Here are reasonable ways that you can build a killer credit score quickly.

1. Review your credit report. You need to make sure that all of the information in your credit file is correct. This information is available free at the only government-sanctioned credit-reporting-agency-operated website, Annualcreditreport.

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com, or by calling 1-877-322-8228. Dispute anything on your report that is not correct. If you want to get a copy of your FICO credit score, you’ll have to pay a few bucks to get it at www.MyFico.com.

2. Open both a checking and savings account. You receive credit points for financial stability, and having open and working bank accounts contributes to that, even though banks do not report account activity to the credit reporting agencies.

3. Apply for credit while you’re in college. Card companies mostly waive their typical qualifications for college students, which makes it easy to qualify for a credit card. Make sure you use it responsibly or you could hurt your credit. Pay on time and stay under your credit limit.

4. Get a secured credit card. If you can’t qualify for a traditional credit card, apply for a secured account. You will have to deposit money with the lender, which will be held in a savings account. Find a list of available secured cards at indexcreditcards.com.

5. Piggyback on another’s good credit. If a family member, like a parent, is willing, have that

person add you as an authorized user on his or her credit card. Doing this will have that person’s credit activity on that one card placed on your credit report.

6. Pay your bills on time -- all of them, even those that do not report to credit bureaus.

7. Respect the 30% threshold. Don’t charge up your card close to the limit at any time during the billing cycle, even if you pay the balance in full each month. Keep your use below 30% of your available credit at all times. Crossing that will cause your credit score to drop like a stone!

Mary invites questions, comments and tips at EverydayCheapskate.com, “Ask Mary a Question.” This column will answer questions of general interest, but letters cannot be answered individually. Mary Hunt is the founder of Debt-Proof Living, a personal finance member website and the author of the book Debt-Proof Living, Revell 2014. To find out more about Mary visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

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Mind, body and health at Kramer Lane School

Instructors from the Karate Academy of Bethpage visited the Bethpage Union Free School District’s Kramer Lane Elementary School on March 12 as part of the school’s Brown Bag Seminar Series.

Academy teachers Larry Batista, Insaf Abdurrasheed and Raul Sanchez provided an exercise lesson that included stretching, an agility ladder and relay races for students in fourth and fifth-graders. The instructors volunteered to be a part of the series thanks to some students that attend the academy.

“We came to talk to the kids about the importance of health and fitness

and taking care of their bodies and minds,” said Batista. “We also wanted to make sure they’re not bullying and are treating each other kindly, to have a successful and safe school year.”

The goal of the Brown Bag Seminar Series is to introduce students to ideas and information that may inspire them.

“Thank you to the instructors of the Karate Academy of Bethpage for being part of our series and visiting our students,” said Principal Kerri McCarthy.

Photos courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District

Students at Kramer Lane took part in an activity with instructors from the Karate Academy of Bethpage on March 12.

Town

The Town of Oyster Bay will host Free Long Island Nets Basketball Clinics at Town facilities throughout the summer, with the first taking place on Saturday, July 13 at John J. Burns Park in Massapequa. These

to offer free basketball clinics

clinics are open to boys and girls ages 6 through 13.

“The Long Island Nets Basketball Clinic is a great opportunity for children to learn about the sport of basketball from some of the area’s finest

shouldn’t mean breaking the bank.

coaches and players,” Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino said. “The Town of Oyster Bay is proud to partner with the Long Island Nets to bring these outstanding basketball skills clinics to our residents, free of charge!”

The Long Island Nets Basketball Clinic is designed to teach kids the fundamentals of basketball in a structured clinic setting, as well as help improve individual skills. Instruction will be carried out by the Long Island Nets, and each participant will receive a T-shirt. Necessary equipment will be provided.

Clinics will take place on the following dates at the following locations:

• Saturday, July 13 at John

J. Burns Park, Massapequa – clinic will take place at 10 am and will last for 90 minutes. Participants must register by July 5.

• Friday, August 23 at John J. Burns Park, Massapequa – clinic will take place at 6:30 pm and will last for 90 minutes. Participants must register by August 16.

• Friday, September 20 at the Hicksville Athletic Center – clinic will take place at 6:30 pm and will last for 90 minutes. Participants must register by September 13.

The clinic, which is limited in space, will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information and to register, call (516) 7974125 x. 2.

Students at Kramer Lane earned T-shirts after participating in an activity with the Karate Academy of Bethpage on March 12.

Karate Academy of Bethpage instructor Larry Batista led students at Kramer Lane during an activity on March 12.

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court

Nassau County WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST Edgar Garcia, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated April 12, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on July 02, 2019 at 11:30AM, premises known as 287 PLAINVIEW ROAD, HICKSVILLE, NY 11801. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 12, BLOCK 283, LOT 40. Approximate amount of judgment $376,726.40 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 16-005659.

Carl Rosner, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 MIT 5814

4X 05/31, 06/07,14,21

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court

Nassau County FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff against GINA M. FLORIO, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on October 24, 2017. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme

Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. on the 9th day of July, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Said premises known as 11 Belfry Lane, Hicksville, N.Y. 11801.

(Section: 45, Block: 380, Lot: 12). Approximate amount of lien $ 204,905.81 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 6143-16.

Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee. Stern & Eisenberg, PC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff Woodbridge Corporate Plaza 485 B Route 1 South – Suite 330 Iselin, NJ 08830 (732) 582-6344

*For sale information, please visit, www.auction,com or call 800-280-2832* MIT 5815 4X 06/07,14,21,28

NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court Nassau County

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR NEW CENTURY HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2005-2, Plaintiff against RAMON COREAS, et al Defendants

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered May 17, 2018, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at Calendar Control Part (CCP), Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York 11501 on July 16, 2019 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 8 Sherwood Road, Levittown, NY 11756. Sec 45 Block 124 Lot 25.

LEGAL NOTICES

All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at East Meadow, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $894,166.83 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 8276/2012. Cash will not be accepted at the sale.

Janine Lynam, Esq., Referee 11120

Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523 MIT 5816 4X 06/14,21,28,07/05

NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court County of Nassau

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff AGAINST

BARBARA TEDESCO FKA

BARBARA MONAHAN, AKA M. MONAHAN, FKA

BARBARA M. PELERITO, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated October 05, 2016 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on June 25, 2019 at 11:30AM, premises known as 4150 GLORIA ROAD, BETHPAGE, NY 11714. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 52, BLOCK 317, LOT 15. Approximate amount of judgment $358,698.36 plus inter-

est and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 689/2010.

SCOTT FARRELL GUARDINO, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC

Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221

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NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court County of Nassau

SPECIALIZED LOAN

SERVICING LLC, Plaintiff against EVERETTE HALLFORD, ET AL, et al Defendants

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered April 2, 2019, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom), in the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on June 25, 2019 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 123 Brenner Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714. Sec 46 Block K Lot 678, 679, 680. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Bethpage, Town of Hempstead and Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $459,994.77 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 016489/11. David Rosenberg, Esq., Referee QSLSN037

Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590

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NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST MARIO KOT, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated April 02, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on June 25, 2019 at 11:30AM, premises known as 669 BROADWAY, BETHPAGE, NY 11714. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 46, BLOCK 587, LOT 58. Approximate amount of judgment $429,689.87 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 001361/2014.

GERARD DEGREGORIS, JR., ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC

Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF FLIPPING LEAF LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/3/19. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 12 Crest Road E, Merrick, NY 11566.

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Hicksville BOE recognizes creativity in students, staff

Proud parents Rahimullah and Khalida Mashriqi, with daughter Shakira, were congratulated by Lee Avenue teacher Kristine McAllister, Principal Stephanie Stam, Hicksville Board of Education President Phil Heckler and Superintendent of Schools Marianne Litzman for Shakira’s award-winning LIRR slogan, which they displayed.

The Hicksville Board of Education recently honored a student and staff member for their respective efforts supporting creative expression.

With her family and teacher present, the board honored Lee Avenue Elementary School fifth grade student Shakira Mashriqi at a recent meeting. Shakira came up with the award-win-

ning slogan, “It’s a good sign if you have safety on your mind,” on behalf of Kristine McAllister’s class. The slogan was selected as this year’s elementary-level winner of the Long Island Rail Road’s Together Railroad and Communities Keeping Safe program safety slogan contest.

The board also congratulated

Hicksville Supervisor of English, Reading and Libraries Dr. Thomas Moss congratulated Hicksville High School English and theater teacher Caitlin Cassidy along with Board of Education President Phil Heckler and Superintendent of Schools Marianne Litzman.

Hicksville High School English and theater teacher Caitlin Cassidy, who won a competitive scholarship from the English-Speaking Union TLab: Travel and Learn Abroad for the purpose of studying at the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Cassidy will attend a two-week Theater and Performance course focusing on the

introduction of contemporary British and Irish theater for a global impact. She will have the opportunity to attend lectures and daily seminars as well as workshops offered by the Playwrights’ Studio Scotland, and looks forward to using the knowledge gained to enhance the school’s theater program.

Photos courtesy of the Hicksville School District

Learning about great women in history at East Street School

Women’s historian Antonia Petrash recently visited East Street School in Hicksville to teach students about some of the great accomplishments of famous females in American history in observance of Women’s History Month.

Petrash is an accomplished author of women’s history books, as well as an expert on women’s suffrage. She conducted an assembly for third, fourth and fifth-graders and also stopped by some classrooms. Her vast knowledge of historically important women made for an interesting and innovative presen -

tation.

East Street students learned about Sybil Ludington and her involvement in the American Revolution, as well as Helen Keller’s many accomplishments. They also enjoyed learning about the WASPs (Women’s Airforce Service Pilots) who tested aircraft and trained other pilots during WWII.

March is designated Women’s History Month in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States to highlight the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society.

Attention students!

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Women’s historian Antonia Petrash is pictured presenting to Katherine Manning’s class at East Street Elementary School in observance of Women’s History Month. Photo courtesy of the Hicksville School District

THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2019

7:30-9:00 p.m.

Francesca Carlow President of Nassau County Council of Chambers

Bradley Diamond Commercial Real Estate Broker, Lee & Associates

Ralph Ekstrand Nassau County Village Officials Association President Assemblyman Anthony D’Urso

Judi Bosworth North Hempstead Town Supervisor

Richard Nicolello Nassau County Legislature

Christine Silletti

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